East Asia, Far East
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East Asia, Far East
Paperback. The fascinating true story of four generations of Chinese women, FORGED FROM SILVER DOLLAR transports you to the world of tumultuous twentieth-century China - from the very top of society to the very bottom and back again. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733632310
- ISBN
- 9780733632310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.61
€ 26.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. A frightening wake-up call regarding the surging economic strength of China -- and how the Chinese are quickly strategizing to overtake the United States as the premier economic power in the world today Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Businessplusus
- Edition
- Import
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455503643
- ISBN
- 9781455503643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A prize-winning investigative expose of the poverty and injustice experienced by China's 900 million peasants, told through a series of dramatic personal narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586484415
- ISBN
- 9781586484415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. "Turning Bricks into Jade" is an idiomatic translation of the Chinese proverb "throw bricks, attract jade". This work is based on a series of "critical incidents" and provides explanations and possible solutions for the problems people will face when working or staying in China. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; VSW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864810
- ISBN
- 9781877864810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.61
€ 26.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. "No Plays" are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed in the 17th century. This book looks at this Japanese art form and its influences on Western writers. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2ADT; 2GJ; 3H; 3J; DSA; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445398
- ISBN
- 9780140445398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.77
€ 13.77
Paperback. Anxious Wealth analyzes practices of network building and deal-making among wealthy businessmen and government officials in urban China, documenting the changing values, lifestyles, gender relations, and consumption habits of China's new rich and new middle classes. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783545
- ISBN
- 9780804783545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.80
€ 26.99
€ 24.80
Hardcover. Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 191 x 46. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714869629
- ISBN
- 9780714869629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.15
€ 13.15
Hardcover. Featuring poetic photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, monuments and ruins together, this title offers the reader a compelling insight into this fascinating country. Num Pages: 152 pages, 139 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 300 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788876249389
- ISBN
- 9788876249389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.28
€ 34.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. An illustrated survey that examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. It focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a look at the cities in which they worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 109 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300164138
- ISBN
- 9780300164138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Paperback. Designing Modern Japan is a unique, comprehensive history of Japanese design, exploring the emergence and development of fashion, graphic, product and automotive design in Japan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 colour, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACX; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 171. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232027
- ISBN
- 9781780232027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.31
€ 38.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. Comprehensive anthology of contemporary Chinese poetry. Editor(s): Herbert, W. N.; Lian, Yang; Holton, Brian. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781852248956
- ISBN
- 9781852248956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.29
€ 15.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 176 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330235
- ISBN
- 9781933330235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Paperback. This volume presents Confucius' analects, which are still influential across the world, 25 centuries on. His sayings (and those of his disciples) form the basis of a distinct social, ethical, and intellectual system. They have retained their relevance and are still admired in today's China. Translator(s): Huang, Chichung. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195112764
- ISBN
- 9780195112764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism from a sociohistorical perspective. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754088
- ISBN
- 9780804754088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. A comprehensive and engaging new history charting Japan's development from its origins through to the present day. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 359 pages, 25 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521178723
- ISBN
- 9780521178723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.26
€ 20.26
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.28
€ 13.99
€ 6.28
Paperback. A superb insight into the history of the Samurai Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845299477
- ISBN
- 9781845299477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.28
€ 6.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 2 bla. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL; JHBK; JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138200333
- ISBN
- 9781138200333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 four-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780804186131
- ISBN
- 9780804186131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.40
€ 15.40
Paperback. China is one of the great nations of the world. This book focuses on China's record. From the restrictions on speech and worship to the lack of freedoms under the law, the economy, health and the environment, it provides a look at what the inhabitants of this state may or may not do. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 11. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846041389
- ISBN
- 9781846041389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00